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There’strulynothingliketravelwhenitcomestogainingperspectivesandexposingyourselftoothercultures.Togetyouintheadventuringmood,weaskedAmazonSeniorEditorChrisSchleptohelpuscomeupwithalistofbooksthattransportreaderstoanothertimeandplace.Below,seehislistoffourbooksthatwillinspireyoutotravelaroundtheworld.
ITALY:
BeautifulRuinsbyJessWalter
ThisbookwrittenbythepopularauthorJessWalterisaboutalovestorythatbeginsontheItalianCoastintheearly60sandeventuallyappearsonthescreeninHollywood.AsthesettingsshiftfromItalytoEdinburghtoLosAngeles,youwillfindyourselflongingtogoaswell.BuyitonAmazon.
Price:
$28.90
SEATTLE:
Where’dYouGo,BernadettebyMariaSemple
MariaSemple’sfirstnovelisnotexactlyalovestorytoSeattle,butifyoureadit,youjustmightwanttocomeheretoseeifpeoplearereallyasself-involvedasthecharactersinherbook.Whatreallyshinesthroughisthestrangestorytellingandthelaugh.BuyitonAmazon.
$26.60
ENGLAND:
WolfHallbyHilaryMantel
Youcan’ttraveltoThomasCromwell’sEnglandwithoutatimemachine,butreadingMantel’sprize-winningnovelisthenextbestthing.ItwillmakeyoulongtoseetheancientbuildingsandgreengrassoftheEnglishcountryside,muchofwhichisstillthere.BuyitonAmazon.
$25.10
NANTUCKET:
Here’stoUsbyElinHilderbrand
ElinHilderbrandhasbuiltawritingcareeroutofwritingaboutherhometown
islandofNantucket.HerlatestisHere’stoUs,which,perhapsnotsurprisingly,isagreatbeachread.BuyitonAmazon.
$30.80
1.Whichbookhasbeenadaptedforafilmaccordingtothetext?
A.Here’stoUs.B.WolfHall.
C.BeautifulRuins.D.Where’dYouGo,Bernadette.
2.WhatisthespecialfeatureoftheWhere’dYouGo,Bernadette?
A.Itslowprice.B.Itsinterestingcharacters.
C.Itscontentaboutlove.D.Itswayoftellingstories.
3.WhatdoesthebookWolfHallinspireyoutodo?
A.Broadenyoureyes.
B.Knowtheforeignculture.
C.AppreciatetheEnglishcountryside.
D.Experiencethejoyandsadnessoftheself-involved.
4.Whatisthecommonpointaboutthefourbooks?
A.Itsprice.B.Itsauthor.C.Itscontent.D.Itssalesplace.
B
WhenItoldmyfatherthatIwasmovingtoDesMoines,Iowa,hetoldmeabouttheonlytimehehadbeenthere.Itwasinthe1930s,whenhewasaneditoroftheliterarymagazineofSouthernMethodistUniversity(SMU)inDallas,Texas.HealsoworkedasaprofessoratSMU,andtherewasagirlstudentinhisclasswhosufferedfromaseriousbackdisease.Shecouldn’taffordtheoperationbecauseherfamilywaspoor.
Her
motherranaboardinghouseinGalveston,aseasidetownnearHouston,Texas.Shewascleaningouttheattic(阁楼)onedaywhenshecameacrossanolddustymanuscript(手稿).Onitstoppagewerethewords,“ByO.Henry”.Itwasanicestory,andshesentittoherdaughteratSMU,whoshowedittomyfather.Myfatherhadneverreadthestorybefore,butitsoundedlikeO.Henry,andheknewthatO.HenryhadoncelivedinHouston.SoitwaspossiblethatthefamousauthorhadgonetothebeachandstayedintheGainestownboardinghouse,andhadwrittenthestorythereandleftthemanuscriptbehindbyaccident.MyfathervisitedanO.HenryexpertatColumbiaUniversityinNewYork,whoauthenticatedthestoryasO.Henry’s.
Myfatherthensetouttosellit.Eventfully,hefoundhimselfinDesMoines,meetingwithGardnerCowles,atopeditorattheDesMoinesRegister.Cowleslovesthestoryandboughtitonthespot.Myfathertookthemoneytothegirl.Itwasjustenoughforhertohavetheoperationshesodesperatelyneeded.
MyfathernevertoldmewhattheO.Henrystorywasabout.ButIdoubtifitcouldhavebeenbetterthanhisownstory.
5.WhofoundtheO.Henry’smanuscript?
A.Thegirl’smother.B.Theauthor’sfather.C.Thegirl.D.Theauthor.
6.Whichofthefollowingmightexplainthefactthatthemanuscriptwasfoundintheattic?
A.O.HenryonceworkedinHouston.B.O.HenryoncestayedinGalveston.
C.O.HenryoncemovedtoDesMoines.D.O.HenryoncetaughtatSMU.
7.Theunderlinedword“authenticated”inParagraph2probablymeans__________.
A.namedB.treatedC.provedD.described
8.Accordingtothetext,whydidtheauthor’sfathergotoDesMoines?
A.ToselltheO.Henrystory.B.Tomeettheauthorhimself.
C.TotalkwiththeO.Henryexpert.D.Togivemoneytothegirl.
C
InancientEgypt,ashopkeeperdiscoveredthathecouldattractcustomerstohisshopsimplybymakingchangestoitsenvironment.Modernbusinesseshavebeenfollowinghislead,withmoretactics(策略).
Onetacticinvolveswheretodisplaythegoods.Forexample,storesplacefruitsandvegetablesinthefirstsection.Theyknowthatcustomerswhobuythehealthyfoodfirstwillfeelhappysothattheywillbuymorejunkfoodlaterintheirtrip.Indepartmentstores,thewomen’sshoesectionisgenerallynexttothewomen’scosmetics(化妆品)section:
whiletheshopassistantisgoingbacktofindtherightsizeshoe,boredcustomersarelikelytowanderovercosmeticstheymightwanttotrylater.
Besides,businessesseektoappealtocustomers’senses.Storesnoticethatthesmellofbakedgoodsencouragesshopping,sotheymaketheirownbreadeachmorningandthenfanthebreadsmellintothestorethroughouttheday.Musicsellsgoods,too.ResearchersinBritainfoundthatwhenFrenchmusicwasplayed,salesofFrenchwineswentup.
Whenitcomestothesellingofhouses,businessesalsousehighlyrewardingtactics.They
findthatcustomersmakedecisionsinthefirstfewsecondsuponwalkinginthedoor,andturnitintoabusinessopportunity.ACaliforniabuilderdesignedthestructureofitshousessmartly.Whenenteringthehouse,thecustomerwouldseethePacificOceanthroughthewindows,andthenthepoolthroughanopenstairwayleadingtothelowerlevel.Theinstantviewofwateronbothlevelshelpedsellthese$10millionhouses.
9.Whydostoresusuallydisplayfruitsandvegetablesinthefirstsection?
A.Tosavecustomerstimes.B.Toshowtheyarehighqualityfoods.
C.TosellthematdiscountpricesD.Tohelpselljunkfood.
10.AccordingtoParagraph3,whichofthefollowingencouragescustomerstobuy?
A.Openingthestoreearlyinthemorning.
B.Fillingthestorewiththesmelloffreshbread
C.Invitingcustomerstoplaymusic.
D.DisplayingBritishwinesnexttoFrenchones.
11.WhatistheCaliforniabuilder’sstoryintendedtoprove?
A.Agoodfirstimpressionincreasessales
B.Themoreexpensivethehouseis,thebetteritsells.
C.Anoceanviewismuchtothecustomers’taste.
D.Thehousestructureisakeyfactorcustomersconsider.
12.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?
A.Toshowdishonestbusinesspractices.
B.Toreportresearchesoncustomerbehavior.
C.Tointroduceshowbusinesseshavegrownfromthepast.
D.Toexplainhowbusinessesturnpeopleintotheircustomers.
D
WarmweatherbroughtbyElNiñ
ohashadmixedeffectsonanimalsinusuallysnowyplacesinNorthAmerica,includingNewEngland,accordingtoanAssociatedPressarticle.
Someanimalsseemtobenefitfromhavingachancetogathermorefoodbeforewinter,andfromexpendinglessenergyindailysurvivalmode.Others,likesnowshoehares(雪鞋野兔),areputatcenterstageinpredators’(捕食者)viewwhentheylacksnowfordisguisingtheirwhitefur—notagoodthingforthem,ofcourse.
Blackbears,ontheotherhand,havebeenkeepingbusygatheringnutsandapples,whentheywouldnormallyhavesettledintotheirwinterhomesbynow.VermontandMassachusettsofficialshaveaskedresidentstowaittillsnowfallstotakeouttheirbirdfeedersforthesakeoftheirsafety,thearticlesaid.
"
Wesuggestwaitingfor6ormoreinchesofsnowthatlastsbeforetakingoutyourbirdfeeders,especiallyifyouhavebeenvisitedinthepastbybearsoriftherearesightingsofbearsinyourneighborhood,"
ForrestHammond,VermontFishandWildlife’sbearbiologist,sa
idinthearticle."
Duetolackofsnowandfrozenground,birdsareabletoseekfoodinfieldsandforestsfortheirnaturalfoods."
Snowamountscanalsodeterminehowcomfortablebearsareandhowquicklytheyconsumetheiraccumulatedfatduringhibernation(冬眠),notedHammondinthearticle.Thisisbecausesnowcoversandtrapsthemintheirwinterhomes,andalsohidesthemfrompredators.
13.WhatmayupsetsnowshoeharesbecauseofElNiñ
o?
A.Theirbeingcaughtmoreeasily.
B.Theirfailingto
gathermorefood.
C.Theirconsumingmoreenergy.
D.Theirlosingsightoftheirenemies.
14.Whydidtheofficialsaskpeopletokeepbirdfeedersuntilsnowfalls?
A.
Theymaydisturbbears.B.
There’snoneedtodoso.
C.
Toavoidattractingbears.D.
Forthesafetyofbears.
15.Whichofthefollowingisthepropertitleforthepassage?
A.WarmWeatherHelpsAnimalsSurvive
B.LackofSnowAffectsNorthAmericanAnimals
C.MeasuresShouldBeTakentoProtectWildlife
D.SnowAmountsDetermineAnimals’WinterLife
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Bedtimeproblemsimprovekids’mathperformance.Ifaschoolchild’sparentsreplaceabedtimestorywithamathdiscussion,thechild’smathskillsmayimprovemarkedly,anewstudyshows. 16 "
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